Any Wii owners out there that enjoyed shooter Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles will be pleased to hear that Capcom are developing a follow-up game exclusive for the platform.{ad}

The new game is only about 35% complete, but was mentioned in Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu. It will carry the name Darkside Chronicles and is being developed by Japanese company Cavia under the watchful eye of Capcom. Cavia are known for working with established licenses and have previously worked on Naruto, Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, and Ghost in the Shell games.

Darkside Chronicles will revisit a number of locations from previous Resident Evil games with Resident Evil 2 being mentioned specifically. Capcom are also trying to mix things up a bit this time to add something different to the on-rails shooter formula. Alongside being able to see your AI partner on-screen during gameplay, and controlling Leon, Claire, and Sherry, Kentaro Noguchi, producer at Cavia, explains:

We’re trying our best to think outside of the box when it comes to gun shooters here. It really feels like a whole new game we’re making. At Cavia, our watchword here is the ‘you-are-here’ experience — from the visuals to the sheer amount of dialogue, the sheer amount of data we’re adding to the game to create that experience is like no project I’ve worked on before.

The game is still in the early stages of development so there is no news on release dates, but if we are lucky it could be ready in time for Christmas or early next year.